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Hans de Jong (26 March 1932 – 3 March 2011) was a Dutch sculptor, designer and ceramist.
at capriolus.nl In the year 1958-59 De Jong was designer at Intercodam Tegels, which produced
De zes amsterdamse pottenbakkers opnieuw bijeen : the six amsterdam potters together again
'' Dorris U. Uitgever Oosterbeek : Stichting Amphora, 2000.
Jong, Hans de
at capriolus.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Jong, Hans de 1932 births 2011 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors Artists from Leiden
Hans de Jong (26 March 1932 – 3 March 2011) was a Dutch sculptor, designer and ceramist.
Life and work
Born in Leiden, De Jong received his first lessons in pottery in the studio ofGerrit de Blanken
Gerrit de Blanken (Leiderdorp, 12 October 1894 – Zoeterwoude, 6 May 1961) was a Dutch potter trained for running serial work, but he gradually focussed on art pottery.Mieke G. Spruit-Ledeboer. ''Nederlands keramiek 1900-1975.'' Assen, Van Gorcu ...
(1894–1961) in Zoeterwoude in 1948. He attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academie
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, the I ...
, where he studied at the ceramics department under Willem H. de Vries (1908-1969).Jong, Hans deat capriolus.nl In the year 1958-59 De Jong was designer at Intercodam Tegels, which produced
glass mosaics
Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes.
Early history
Glass was used in mosaics as early as 2500 BC, but it took until the 3rd century BC before innovative artisans in Greece, Persia and India created glass tiles.
Wherea ...
and tile panels. In 1959 he started his own studio in Amsterdam. In 1962 De Jong took part of an exhibition of six young ceramists from Amsterdam in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, together with Sonja Landweer, Jan de Rooden, Johan van Loon, Jan van der Vaart and Johnny Rolf, which signified the rebirth of artisan ceramics in the Netherlands. Mienke Simon Thomas (2008). ''Goed in vorm: honderd jaar ontwerpen in Nederland.'' p. 188
In the 1960s and 1970s he designed several larger ceramic wall sculptures, among others for swimming pools in Utrecht. From 1970 to 1972 he taught at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and from 1974 to 1982 at the (AHK) in Amsterdam.
See also
* List of Dutch ceramistsReferences
Further reading
* J.W.N. van Achterbergh, "Over Hans de Jong, of de veelsoortige metamorphosen der ceramische ironie," ''Mededelingenblad Vrienden van de Nederlandse Ceramiek'' nr. 35, 1964, p. 3-33 * Kuyken-Schneider,De zes amsterdamse pottenbakkers opnieuw bijeen : the six amsterdam potters together again
'' Dorris U. Uitgever Oosterbeek : Stichting Amphora, 2000.
External links
*Jong, Hans de
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